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with sub-titles for the hard-of-hearing; followed by Weather on 2

A series of ten programmes
This week the experiments are not suitable for you to try yourself!
Ian Fells shows why things burn. He ignites brandy, methane and ether and uses an electrostatic generator at 150,000 volts to light a bunsen burner with his finger.

Presented by Michael Charlton and Charles Wheeler with Richard Kershaw
Newsreader Peter Woods

An occasional series in which one distinguished contemporary is invited in each programme to examine the nature of our national predicament.
Hugh Trevor-Roper
Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford says we are on a course that leads to the dismemberment of the United Kingdom and calls for a stay of execution. His assertions and his arguments are scrutinised by Andrew Alexander
Jdhn Prebble , Nancy Trenaman Chairman Graham Turner
Director
PETER CHAFER Londonproducer JENNY MONAHAN Manchester producer CYRIL GATES Editor DONALD BAVERSTOCK

on behalf of the Conservative Party

by JULIAN MITCHELL from A Child in the Forest by WINIFRED FOLEY and The Cotswolds 1928. 14-year-old Winnie is nervous about her new job as maid-of-all-work to an unpredictable old lady of 90. Music by RICHARD ROONEY BENNETT Film editor TONY WOOLLARD Sound MIKE SAVAGE Film cameraman JOHN MCGLASHAN
Designer TONY ABBOTT Producer MARK SHIVAS
Director MOIRA ARMSTRONG ,

this month includes
Sculpture for the Blind - a special Tate Gallery exhibition: how one visitor ' sees' the sculpture and perhaps helps to sharpen our own perception of it. Linda Benedict-Jones
A young photographer turns the camera on herself. James Boswell
A revival of his war pictures this week in print and on exhibition, some of them hitherto unpublished. With our Commercial Break: news and pictures about current events in the arts.
Directors NIGEL FINCH , NIGEL WILLIAMS Producer LESLIE MEGAHEY

A second chance to see this BBC2 Serial in 12 parts 10:Fool's Luck
Written by JACK PULMAN

Drama series chronicling the reigns of four Roman emperors. The mad Caligula has been assassinated and Claudius has been proclaimed emperor by the Praetorian Guard. Show more

Weather

STEPHEN THORNE reads
Baedeker for Metaphysicians by BRIAN HIGGINS